Desinformatsiya by hikaruCrosby/Malkin, 35k. Zhenya is sent to the US on an undercover mission, but he's never wanted to be a spy, and he wants it even less when he meets the guy he's spying on. This is a melancholy-feeling fic about a guy who's been trapped into his life by other people, and who finds unexpected hope. Low-key. Good for a rainy day.

Frost Warning by cheesewithmyCrosby/Malkin, 39k. Sid has just moved to town to teach elementary school (and is also a witch) and Geno is his friendly local forest ranger (and also a werebear). This is pretty AU in the sense that I get very little sense of Sid and Geno the hockey players out of it, but it's a pleasant rainy-day read nonetheless.

sometimes you roll the dice and get a handful of cards by verityCrosby/Malkin(/Ovechkin), 3.7k, psychic wolves. A series of vignettes about Sid and Geno and Geno's wolf and then finally also about Ovechkin's wolf. If you like psychic animal companion stuff, then you're bound to like this. Sweet and light and fun.

Missed Connections by accidentallymeltedCrosby/girl!Malkin, 2.5k. 5 times the Pittsburgh Penguins tried to set up Sidney Crosby and Evgeniya Malkina, and one time they didn't have to. What the summary says. I am always charmed by girl!Geno, so I enjoyed this quite a bit.

sing each song twice over by uraneiaCrosby/Malkin, 31k. Sid writes a memoir, Geno learns a few things from it, and then he takes off to try to find Sid, who now lives out in the middle of nowhere. I really loved the slow emotional unspooling in this as they get reacquainted with each other and come to terms with their feelings. There was some plot bits I found unrealistic, but even so, a very enjoyable read.

where we're going we don't need roads by oflightsCrosby/Malkin, 15k. Set in a world where an entire hockey team forms temporary psychic bonds, although some keep their doors more open than others. Sid is not one of those, generally. I really love the basic premise of this, and I love it being from Geno's POV, and I loved the ensemble-ness of it, and basically I just liked it a lot.

And Change by CammehCrosby/Malkin, 9.5k. Sid and Geno have been playing together for eight years when they soulbond. I feel like I mostly see soulbonding where the bond happens right away, and I really like seeing it explored as something that could happen way later, after people have already known each other a long time. Plus I just like the writing in this - the emotions really works for me.

other Pens pairingsuntitled kinkmeme prompt by anonCrosby/Ovechkin, maybe 3k? Sid gets traded to the Caps for Aaron Volpatti, and no one except Sid seems to think there's anything weird about this. This is CRACK, wonderful magical CRACK, and it makes me snorfle (and then makes me awww a little) and I love it SO MUCH.

Terms of Endearment by weaglerockCrosby/Ovechkin, 5.2k, feminization. This is one of my biggest antikinks, but it turns out I can like it when it's about covert feelings disguised as girly pet names. Also, it's that shame/comfort thing again.

From Russia with Love by salvamisandwichMalkin/Mike Kadar, 14.6k. In which Geno learns his trainer is gay and has a long, soul-searching freakout about it. This fic is SO GOOD. Geno's complicated fears and feelings are drawn so well, and his dawning self-awareness is both freeing and terrifying in a balance that feels very realistic. I had so many feelings reading this. Seriously, this feels like my find of 2015 so far; I recommend it a LOT.

Long and Tall by downjuneCrosby/Sutter, 14.5k for series. This series has this really rich emotional texture to Sid and Brandon's developing relationship that isn't quite like almost anything else I've seen. The first installment is full of loneliness and low-key grief and finding new people amidst it, and the latest installment has tons of Sid+Flower (my heart) and also AN ENTIRE HOCKEY TEAM HUDDLING FOR WARMTH.

untitled Tumblr ficlet by 7irisCrosby/Kane, ficlet. Kaner says he's dating Crosby, and Jonny is unconvinced. This is pretty undeveloped and even has some (unintended?) head-hopping, and yet the scenario so charms me that I don't care.

feeling like gold by electrumqueenCrosby/Toews, 4.2k, mpreg. At the 2018 Olympics, Sid has a baby and Jonny has feelings. One of those quiet, low-key, vignette-type things that makes me happy.

En el Sol by QuenteStamkos/St. Louis, 11.5k for the series. A low-key, slow-build story of Steven and Marty's relationship, both before and after the trade. Neat fic for a pairing I'd never seen before.

Another Think Coming by TheDukeofAvonKane/Toews, 33k. Jonny and Pat decide to fake a soulbond to get management off their back, but faking it is going a little too well. Pretend boyfriends AND soulbonding in the same fic, basically.

You Make It Look Good by Ferritin4Kane/Toews, 34k. The AU where Jonny pays his tuition by modeling, and Kaner is a photographer. I'm usually not much for non-hockey AUs, but the writing here is great, and basically everything about it is hot, including all the stuff that isn't porn.

Was the Echoes Out by missmollyetcBenn/Seguin, 2.1k. Tyler has a midnight freakout about where this thing with Jamie is going. It's a simple plot, but with a wealth of emotion in the writing.

ain't born typical by verityBenn/Seguin, 5.1k, D/s AU. Jamie's always been a little terrified of being a dom, which he knows is weird, and Tyler likes everything, which is also weird. They are weird (and snarky, and banter-y, and hot) together.

A Swing and a Miss by im_not_a_lizardgirl!Benn/Seguin, 4k. It turns out Jordie's sister Jamie is super hot, and also she knows what she wants. I liked the interplay and the banter in this.

Good Canadian Boy by lightgetsinBenn/girl!Seguin, 9.5k. There's some complicated setup here but the point is it leads to pegging. Also this is lightgetsin, so plenty of people feeling real with real emotions, and also banter.

untitled comment fic by anonOvechkin/Semin, ficlet. Sometimes Ovi has trouble getting out of bed, but Sasha is there for him. Just sweet and quiet and pretty different to how you see Ovi nowadays - this is from 2010.